Melissa Vonder Haar

Wells Fargo survey highlights several "calls to action"

Budget proposal would also raise state’s liquor tax

Are vape shops stealing c-store business? Can the convenience channel ever hope to compete with the vaping-centric knowledge and offerings of this new channel? Is this channel here to stay, perhaps the tobacconist of the new segment—or will it fizzle out in the face of stricter regulations?

Can mass merchants grab the attention of the OTP consumer? What does it mean for c-stores?

Vape: It's not your father's tobacco product, as reflected in CSP's first-ever vaping-centric meeting in December in Phoenix. And you know it's not your typical tobacco meeting when you have a marquee sponsor whose mission is to "make cigarettes obsolete" and one of the evenings includes a trendy vaping party.

Bill would ban cigarette pharmacy sales, tax e-cigs and eliminate "smokers' bill of rights"